It ain't easy...

...to hang a door.

First Rob had to cut it to size because it was too big for the frame, but the next smaller size was way too small. He took half an inch off with a saw and tried to plane it the rest of the way. No dice. Back to the hardware store to get a better plane and the paint brush we forgot to get last week. Sigh, so much for efficiency.

Rob got the first coat of paint done on Sunday. We're hoping to get another coat on this week and get it hung Saturday. Rob's been looking at You Tube videos because we're realizing this is a lot harder than it looks.

By the time it's done, we'll have spread this project out over three weekends. Good thing we're hiring a contractor to handle most of the repairs or we'd never move in.

On a side note, the termite treatment seems to have killed the fleas. So much for getting chickens.

Take that!

We're hoping the termite treatment gets rid of the fleas in the basement. Toaster, Idget and I are covered in bites. Idget's fur is so thin you can see where he's scratched and it kind of looks like chicken pox. Of course, Rob doesn't have a single bite.

We're a little concerned the fleas might become an ongoing problem, especially with the long grass in the backyard. Since we plan to have a vegetable garden, I'm reluctant to use anything too toxic to kill them off in the yard.

I've fantasized about owning chickens for some time and now that I know they eat fleas...